Philips Partnership to Expand Teleheath Services
Royal Philips has joined forces with the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) to help further the adoption of telehealth across the industry.
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Remote Patient Monitoring: Post-discharge Management and Readmissions Prevention
Patient monitoring is critical to preventing respiratory events and ensuring positive patient outcomes in the hospital. But what role does remote monitoring play for these patients post-discharge?
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The Role of Oxygen in Palliative Care
When physiological changes in a patient dictate a true need for oxygen, experts agree that the therapy should be administered, but many factors must be considered, including need, disease type, and potential alternative therapies.
American Medical Association Releases 2020 CPT Code Set
The American Medical Association (AMA) announced the release of the 2020 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set containing identifiers and descriptors assigned to each medical, surgical, and diagnostic services available...
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Reducing Infants' Unnecessary Doctor Visits Starts with Mom
An online intervention with real-time information on locally circulating viruses may reduce mothers’ intentions to visit their primary care doctor to treat infants’ respiratory tract infections.
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Caffeine May Prevent PGE1 Respiratory Disorders
Caffeine may prevent prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) induced respiratory complications in infants treated for congenital heart defects.
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ResMed Launches Automated Resupply Program for PAP Users
ResMed has launched its automated ResMed ReSupply solution for all US home medical equipment (HME) providers.
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Medicaid Seniors Less Likely than Medicare Seniors to Survive Nursing Home after ICU
Seniors who are insured by Medicaid are less likely to survive in a nursing home after an ICU stay than seniors covered by Medicare and commercial insurance, according to ATS 2018 research.
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Philips Forms Strategic Alliance with IncreMedical
The collaboration will provide post-acute care management solutions for health systems monitoring home care patients.
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Obese Heart Surgery Patients Require Significantly More ICU Resources
After heart surgery, obese patients tend to require additional ICU services and longer recovery times when compared to non-obese patients, resulting in increased costs and labor.
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Flu Virus Can Overcome Mutations
Researchers demonstrated that in rare instances, influenza viruses handicapped by a single mutation can overcome their disadvantage with the aid of other mutations — a phenomenon known as epistasis.
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Responsive Respiratory Celebrates 15th Year
Responsive Respiratory is celebrating its 15th anniversary as a leader in high pressure home oxygen equipment and supplies, according to a company news announcement.
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DME Company Partnership to Create Finance Options for Home Care
DME provider Apria and CarePayment have partnered to offer financing solutions to patients who receive critical home medical equipment and home care supplies.
Read MoreDo Palliative Care Meetings Improve Anxiety, Depression for Family Members?
Palliative care-led informational and emotional support meetings did not reduce anxiety or depression symptoms for families of patients with chronic critical illness, a JAMA study reports.
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Meetings with Palliative Care Do Not Improve Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Family Caregivers of Chronic Critically Ill Patients
Additional support by palliative care specialists failed to improve anxiety and depression symptoms in caregivers of patients with chronic critical illness.
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